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05/05/2031
EOD Running: Rankings
Goro Kaneshiro vs Jun Sazama

Boxing Daily Report from the AI Japan-Kyoto promoted show at Kyoto University, Kyoto,  taking place on 26/01/2023:

Clearly AI Japan-Kyoto have made a mistake booking this venue with less than half the tickets sold, including those handed out as prizes by Boxing Daily.  
Next up is the main event of the show.  This is a mandatory fight for the Japan Super Lightweight title.  

Looking to impress the boxing fans in attendance and those watching live on Sky-A Sports, the two fighters competing in this 12 round matchup are Goro Kaneshiro (9 - 1) who hails from Kitakyushu, Japan and Jun Sazama(9(5) - 1(1) - 1) from Kyoto, Japan.  Both Kaneshiro and Sazama weighed in at 140 pounds.  
The referee tonight is Takeshi Shimizu, and the three ringside judges are Kenji Fujimoto, Kenji Fujimoto and Takeo Imada.  

Round 1: 

Kaneshiro lands a right hook to the body, and then to the head.  
Sazama lands a sharp cross.  
Kaneshiro hits home with a stiff jab.  
Sazama is on target with a stinging cross.  
Kaneshiro gets on the inside.  Sazama lands a right uppercut.  Sazama tries to land a left hook, but Kaneshiro blocks the shot and counters with a firm left hook.  
Sazama lands a cross.  
Sazama manages to force Kaneshiro onto the ropes.  Sazama hits home with a cross.  
Kaneshiro steps inside and lands a left uppercut followed by a right uppercut to his opponents body.  
Kaneshiro drives a left hook into his opponents body.  
Sazama tries to keep the action at long range and lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sazama pivots from in front of his opponent and lands a right uppercut.  
Kaneshiro sidesteps to the right of his opponent and finds the target with a jab.  
Kaneshiro is looking to close the distance and attempts to land a right hook, but Sazama sidesteps and counters with a firm left hook.  
Sazama pivots to the right of his opponent and connects with a stinging cross.  
Kaneshiro is on target with a right hook.  The two boxers are fighting in-close, but their heads clash!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sazama dabs at his face checking for damage.  
Sazama throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a right hook.  
Sazama is on target with a jab.  
At the end of Round 1, lets listen in on the corners...Kaneshiro's trainer is passing on some tactical advice.  Sazama's trainer is advising how he could improve the accuracy of his work.  

Round 1 Statistics
Kaneshiro: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 26                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 6                             
Body Shots Thrown: 14                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Sazama: 
Jabs Thrown: 7                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 32                            
Power Shots Landed: 10                            
Head Shots Thrown: 33                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 6                             
Body Shots Landed: 0                             

Round 2: 

Sazama lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Sazama lands a double jab to his opponents head.  
Kaneshiro is looking to close the distance.  Sazama connects with a sharp left hook.  
Kaneshiro gets on the inside and lands a left hook to the head followed by a right hook to the body.  Kaneshiro tries to land a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm left uppercut.  
Sazama digs in a right hook to Kaneshiro's body.  Sazama throws a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sazama lands three consecutive jabs to his opponents head.  
Sazama lands a stiff jab.  
Sazama lands a sharp left uppercut.  
Sazama lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kaneshiro closes the distance and lands a right hook followed by a left hook to his opponents body.  
Sazama hits the target with a hard jab.  
Kaneshiro throws a jab, but his opponent slips the shot and counters with a stinging left hook.  
Sazama connects with a cross.  
Kaneshiro advances into close range.  Sazama lands a left hook.  
Sazama is looking to keep the action on the outside and hits home with a solid cross.  
Kaneshiro throws a jab, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a left hook.  
Sazama is looking to keep the action on the outside.  Kaneshiro hits home with a cross.  Kaneshiro throws a jab, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a hurtful left uppercut.  KANESHIRO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
Kaneshiro is looking to close the distance.  Sazama knows it could take just a few clean shots to force the stoppage.  Sazama lands a FEARSOME right hook.  KANESHIRO IS DROPPED TO THE CANVAS!  He manages to get up at 6.  Kaneshiro now appears to have recovered from that earlier shot.  
At the end of Round 2, lets listen in on the corners...Kaneshiro's trainer is telling his fighter he is being outworked and needs to throw more.  

Round 2 Statistics
Kaneshiro: 
Jabs Thrown: 4                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 18                            
Power Shots Landed: 8                             
Head Shots Thrown: 15                            
Head Shots Landed: 3                             
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 5                             

Sazama: 
Jabs Thrown: 15                            
Jabs Landed: 7                             
Power Shots Thrown: 33                            
Power Shots Landed: 15                            
Head Shots Thrown: 41                            
Head Shots Landed: 21                            
Body Shots Thrown: 7                             
Body Shots Landed: 1                             

Round 3: 

Kaneshiro lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  Kaneshiro attempts to land a left hook, but Sazama blocks the shot and counters with a left hook to Kaneshiro's body.  
Kaneshiro pivots to the side of his opponent.  Kaneshiro attempts to land a jab, but Sazama sidesteps and counters with a right uppercut.  
Sazama crashes a mean right uppercut to Kaneshiro's body.  KANESHIRO IS HURT!  Kaneshiro quickly recovers. 
Sazama lands two consecutive straights to his opponents head.  
Kaneshiro gets on the inside and digs in a left hook to Sazama's body.  
Sazama hits home with a cross.  
Kaneshiro steps inside.  Sazama pivots to the left of his opponent and lands a right hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents head.  HE HAS HIS OPPONENT IN TROUBLE!  As Sazama tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kaneshiro dabs at his face checking for damage.  Kaneshiro quickly recovers. 
Kaneshiro lands a left hook to the body followed by a jab to the head.  Kaneshiro throws a cross, but his opponent parries the shot and counters with a left hook.  
Kaneshiro steps inside.  Kaneshiro lands a right hook to the head followed by a left hook to the body.  As the two fighters work on the inside, their heads come together!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Sazama dabs at his face checking for damage.  Sazama has taken some damage from that accidental headbutt.  That has caused a slight cut in the corner of the right eye.  .  
Kaneshiro throws a right hook, but his opponent blocks the shot and counters with a firm cross.  
Sazama is on target with a spiteful jab.  
Kaneshiro gets on the inside and walks his opponent down, trapping him on the ropes.  Kaneshiro tries to land a left hook, but his opponent sidesteps and counters with a cross.  
Kaneshiro pivots to the side of his opponent.  Sazama wants to work on the inside, but accidentally clashes heads with his opponent!  The ref does not appear to have noticed the clash as Kaneshiro dabs at his face checking for damage.  


Round 3 Statistics
Kaneshiro: 
Jabs Thrown: 8                             
Jabs Landed: 1                             
Power Shots Thrown: 30                            
Power Shots Landed: 7                             
Head Shots Thrown: 23                            
Head Shots Landed: 2                             
Body Shots Thrown: 15                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Sazama: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 28                            
Power Shots Landed: 11                            
Head Shots Thrown: 30                            
Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Body Shots Thrown: 3                             
Body Shots Landed: 2                             

Round 4: 

Sazama is on target with a left hook.  As Kaneshiro tries to work on the inside, the fighters heads come together!  The ref acknowledges the accidental headclash but allows the action to continue.    It looks like the clash of heads has caused some damage to Sazama.  That has caused slight damage to the nose.  
Sazama lands a jab, cross and a jab to his opponents head.  
Kaneshiro closes the distance.  Sazama is on target with a stinging left hook.  
Kaneshiro is looking to close the distance.  Sazama is on target with a right hook.  
Sazama sidesteps to the right of his opponent and connects with a cross.  
Sazama is on target with a cross.  
Kaneshiro closes the distance and lands two right hooks to his opponents ribs.  
Kaneshiro is on target with a left hook to his opponents body.  Kaneshiro attempts to land a left hook, but Sazama blocks the shot and counters with a stinging left uppercut to Kaneshiro's body.  KANESHIRO WAS STUNNED BY THAT SHOT!  
The right shot from Sazama could be enough to force the stoppage!  Sazama lands three consecutive left uppercuts to his opponents body, AND KANESHIRO IS DOWN!  He manages to get up at 6.  
Kaneshiro advances into close range.  Sazama lands a left hook followed by a left uppercut to his opponents body, DROPPING KANESHIRO TO THE CANVAS!  He tries to rise on shaky legs but Kaneshiro cant beat the count!  The winner by KO is Sazama!  


Round 4 Statistics
Kaneshiro: 
Jabs Thrown: 0                             
Jabs Landed: 0                             
Power Shots Thrown: 8                             
Power Shots Landed: 3                             
Head Shots Thrown: 3                             
Head Shots Landed: 0                             
Body Shots Thrown: 5                             
Body Shots Landed: 3                             

Sazama: 
Jabs Thrown: 5                             
Jabs Landed: 2                             
Power Shots Thrown: 24                            
Power Shots Landed: 12                            
Head Shots Thrown: 17                            
Head Shots Landed: 8                             
Body Shots Thrown: 12                            
Body Shots Landed: 6                             

Round 1 Scores: 10 - 9  10 - 9  10 - 9
Round 2 Scores: 8 - 10  8 - 10  8 - 10
Round 3 Scores: 9 - 10  9 - 10  9 - 10


Fight Statistics
Kaneshiro: 
Total Punches Thrown: 99                            
Total Punches Landed: 31                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 58                            
Total Head Shots Landed: 11                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 41                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 20                            
Total Power Shots Thrown: 82                            
Total Power Shots Landed: 28                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 17                            
Total Jabs Landed: 3                             

Sazama: 
Total Punches Thrown: 149                           
Total Punches Landed: 60                            
Total Head Shots Thrown: 121                           
Total Head Shots Landed: 51                            
Total Body Shots Thrown: 28                            
Total Body Shots Landed: 9                             
Total Power Shots Thrown: 117                           
Total Power Shots Landed: 48                            
Total Jabs Thrown: 32                            
Total Jabs Landed: 12